Can you imagine if Adams, Washington, or Patrick Henry thought like this?
No Sir, or Madam - we are Americans, and most of us would rather die than live in bondage.
We hang together, or we will surely hang separately.
For most, that is not the case now.Oh, there a few who prefer freedom and responsibility,but the majority opt for security over freedom and responsibility.They prefer being ruled to being governed.They prefer having their decisions made for them vs. making their own.